Senior Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist- Chronic Respiratory

To be responsible in a team leader role alongside the clinical lead in planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating the Physiotherapy service provided to children with complex and long-term respiratory conditions. Manage a caseload of patients with highly complex needs, using evidence-based and client-centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions. Provide this service with a caseload of complex cases as an autonomous practitioner, demonstrating high-level problem solving and clinical reasoning skills, and independence in judgement. Provision of education and training to families, carers and the MDT is an integral part of this role. To work within the in-patient team as required to manage children with a wide range of cardiorespiratory conditions. To use validated and appropriate outcome measures and set individualised patient goals. To support the clinical leads in providing leadership for senior and junior staff, through regular supervision and annual appraisal. To contribute to the maintenance and development of the Paediatric Physiotherapy Service. To work closely with the acute physiotherapy team at Royal Brompton site to develop 1 service across 2 sites. To work with colleagues to ensure the continuing professional development and overall performance of physiotherapy staff in paediatrics and as a potential member of a range of Trust quality/process improvement project groups. Supervise, educate and assess the performance of junior physiotherapy staff to ensure theoretical and clinical knowledge meets departmental standards. Additionally to supervise, educate and assess the performance of Physiotherapy students. Due to the strong commitment to evidence-based practice throughout the Trust, CPD and study leave will be well supported, and involvement in audit, research and policy development is encouraged and facilitated. Responsible for maintaining and improving all aspects of clinical governance, evidence-based practice and quality assurance in designated area.